Exam 9: Transfer of Training

Describe activities trainers can do before, during, and after training to improve the transfer of training process.

Research on training transfer found that among the work environment factors, a positive transfer climate was the strongest predictor of transfer.

According to the transfer of training framework, what is one activity management should undertake prior to the start of a training program?

Identical elements are especially important for far transfer.

Anderson just finished a new safety training program offered at his company's head office. A few months after returning to work, he notices that he is not applying safety measures as he should. Which of the following internal variables is most likely causing this lack of training transfer?

Evidence appears to support the notion that in order for transfer to occur, managers should follow the following steps: 1) create a transfer of training plan for employees, and 2) introduce the action plan to trainees upon completion of the training program.

Having managers attend training first sends a powerful message to other trainees that the training content is important to the company. This can be further enhanced by having managers lead certain portions of the training.

Valence refers to trainee beliefs about the desirability of outcomes obtained from training.

Describe things that management can do before, during, and after training to improve the transfer of training.

You have just been informed that you will be attending a training program. Your manager has a meeting with you to discuss the program and emphasizes the benefits that you will receive from the training. What is your manager focusing on?

Neutral transfer of training is a term used in the textbook to describe situations whereby what was learned in training is transferred to the job site with slight modification or adapted to new situations.

What are the two characteristics of the work environment considered in Baldwin and Ford's model of the transfer of training process?

The readiness to learn and trainability equation suggests that if a score on one of the three variables is low, the trainability score will also be low.

Relapse prevention is an intervention that instructs trainees to anticipate transfer obstacles and high-risk situations in the work environment and to develop coping skills and strategies to overcome them.

The Learning Transfer System Inventory refers to all factors in the trainee, trainer, and organization that influence transfer of learning to job performance.

Which of the following is NOT a barrier to the transfer of training?

Which of the following barriers to the transfer of training have been found to be the most critical?

In addition to transfer strategies, studies have found that interventions provided after the training sessions appear to be supportive of training transfer. Which of the following is NOT classified as a post-training intervention?

An important implication of Baldwin and Ford's model is that learning and retention are necessary but not sufficient conditions for transfer.

Transfer of training is the generalization of knowledge and skills learned in training to the job and the maintenance of acquired knowledge and skills over time.